Hutterite Society

By: John A. Hostetler

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Paperback | 14 August 1997

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"Of hundreds of recorded attempts to establish communal societies in North America, the Hutterites are the only group that has managed not only to survive but to expand and prosper. Yet the members work without the incentive of private gain, and privileged positions are few. There are no extremely poor or wealthy persons among them, and individuals never worry about food, shelter, clothing or dependency in old age. Identity problems and alienation are virtually nonexistent. In their history, which spans more than four centuries, there has never been a single homicide. There are no high walls around the colony and no police force." -- from "Hutterite Society"

Written to mark the centennial of the Hutterites' arrival in North America, John Hostetler's acclaimed study traces their history from the founding of their society over four centuries ago to the early 1970s, and analyzes their social and cultural organization, the difficulties of communal living. and their strategies for survival.

"A fine study of the oldest Western communal society, originally Moravian, who live now on the American and Canadian plains." -- "New York Times Book Review"

"An impressive picture of a people who share the general Anabaptist rejection of worldly thrills and pleasures, but who have a special distinction of their own -- a strict devotion to communal living that has endured with little change for more than four centuries." -- "Time"

" "Hutterite Society," an even more impressive work than Hostetler's earlier "Amish Society," is surely destined to become a minor classic widely read and acclaimed by scholars and the general public." -- "Sociology"

"Essential to any study of Hutterites." -- "American Historical Review"

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Preface to the Paperback Edition, 1997
Preface
Introduction	p. 1
Historical Development
The Birth of Hutterite Society	p. 5
The Golden Period in Moravia	p. 29
The Decline and Fate of the Eastern European Communities	p. 61
Life in Russia	p. 91
Adaptation to the North American Environment	p. 119
Contemporary Social and Cultural Organization
World View and Language	p. 139
Colony Organization	p. 153
Subsistence and Economic Patterns	p. 177
Schooling and Preparation for Life	p. 201
Adult Life Patterns	p. 234
The Problems and Techniques of Survival
The Social Problems of Communal Living	p. 255
The Strategy of Hutterite Survival	p. 285
Hutterite Historiography	p. 305
Chronology of Hutterite Theory	p. 311
Hutterite Place Names in Eastern Europe by Language and Country	p. 317
The Hutterite School Discipline of 1568	p. 321
Table Rules	p. 329
Rites of Passage from Childhood to Adulthood	p. 333
Baptismal Vow	p. 337
Engagement and Marriage Vows	p. 339
Ordination Vow	p. 343
Agreement between a Divisional School Board and a Colony, Alberta	p. 345
Holidays	p. 347
The Liturgical Calendar	p. 349
Colony Menu for One Week	p. 353
Last Words of Michael Waldner, 1823-89	p. 355
List of Hutterite Colonies in North America	p. 359
Branching of Hutterite Colonies (Dariusleut, Lehrerleut, and Schmiedeleut) in North America, 1874-1974	p. 367
Selected Bibliography	p. 373
Index	p. 393
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